Richard Kiel
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1939-09-13
- Died
- 2014-09-10
- Place of birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- 李察基路 · Richard Dawson Kiel
Biography
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, European-American character actor, voice artist, and producer. Best known for his role as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), and as Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore. Other notable films include The Longest Yard (1974), Silver Streak (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Cannonball Run II (1984), Pale Rider (1985) and Tangled (2010). Standing 7 feet 3 inches (221cm) tall and wore size 20 EEEEE shoes. He frequently played intimidating strongmen or gentle giants. Kiel was married to Diane Rogers from 1974 until his death in 2014; they had four children and nine grandchildren.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Rifleman
1958
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Kanamit
Simon & Simon
1981
Emergency!
1972
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Voltaire
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Ali
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Iggy
Daniel Boone
1964
as Lemouche
The Fall Guy
1981
Thriller
1960
as Master Styx
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
The Monkees
1966
as Monster
Switch
1975
as Loach
Gilligan's Island
1964
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Guard (uncredited) / Merry
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
It Takes a Thief
1968
as Willy
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as The Monster
I Spy
1965
as Tiny
Honey West
1965
as Groalgo
Superboy
1988
The Monroes
1966
Barbary Coast
1975
as Moose Moran
Am laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
My Mother the Car
1965
Van Dyke and Company
1975
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Young Dan'l Boone
1977
Welcome to Sweden
2007
Movies (49)
Tangled
2010
as Vlad (voice)
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
as Mr. Larson (archive footage)
Moonraker
1979
as Jaws
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as Jaws
Happy Gilmore
1996
as Mr. Larson
Pale Rider
1985
as Club
Inspector Gadget
1999
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Eegah
1962
as Eegah
The Nutty Professor
1963
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
The Longest Yard
1974
as Samson
Cannonball Run II
1984
as Arnold
Silver Streak
1976
as Reace
Roustabout
1964
as Strongman (uncredited)
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Drazak
The Phantom
1961
as Big Mike
Deadhead Miles
1972
as Big Dick
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
as Big G
Hysterical
1982
as Captain James Howdy
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Think Big
1989
as Irving
Skidoo
1968
as Beany
The World of James Bond
1995
as Self
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
as Self
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Kanamit (archive footage)
Brainstorm
1965
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
The Humanoid
1979
as Golob
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
as Self
Gus
1976
as Tall Man
Mob Busters
1985
To Trap a Spy
1965
as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best Ever Bond
2002
as Self / Jaws
So Fine
1981
as Eddie
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970
as Luke Brown
The Secrets of 007
1997
as Self
Flash and the Firecat
1975
as Milo Pewett
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
as Eli Weaver
The Phantom Planet
1961
as The Solarite
Two on a Guillotine
1965
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
A Man Called Dagger
1968
as Otto
The Human Duplicators
1965
as Dr. Kolos
Lassie's Great Adventure
1963
as Chinook Pete
The Phoenix
1978
as Grasshopper
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
as Duke
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968
as Nori
Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000
as Self
House of the Damned
1963
as The Giant
The Nasty Rabbit
1964
as Ranch Foreman
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
1963
About Richard Kiel
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, European-American character actor, voice artist, and producer. Best known for his role as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), and as Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore. Other notable films include The Longest Yard (1974), Silver Streak (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Cannonball Run II (1984), Pale Rider (1985) and Tangled (2010). Standing 7 feet 3 inches (221cm) tall and wore size 20 EEEEE sh… With 81 credits spanning from 1958 to 2025, Richard Kiel has appeared in 49 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Kiel Movies
- Tangled (2010) — as Vlad (voice)
- Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) — as Mr. Larson (archive footage)
- Moonraker (1979) — as Jaws
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) — as Jaws
- Happy Gilmore (1996) — as Mr. Larson
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